Dutch-Portuguese War

The Dutch-Portuguese War (1602-1661) was an international conflict between the United Provinces and the Portuguese Empire over many wealthy trade routes. Beginning in 1602, the conflict primarily involved the Dutch companies invading Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, India and the Far East. The result of the war was that Portugal won in South America (Dutch Brazil) and Africa with the Recapture of Angola, and the Dutch were the victors in the Far East and South Asia.